Tariq Raheem

What's your job description / position?

Illustrator / Designer / Concept Artist

How long have you been doing this stuff?

A good six ( 6 ) years.

What stuff have your worked on in the past?

I have only been with Microforte for one year and two months , before that I was working as a freelance Illustrator . The most notable work I've done is for the AFL ( Australian Football League )

If you could make any game you wanted, what'd it be?

Something with Dragons !!

What are a few of your favourite games?

Metal Gear Solid, Speedball 2 , Diablo 2 .

What do you usually do outside of work? (Extra-curricular activities?)

Frequent nightclubs , movies , Shopping ( for : comics ,action figures , model kits , Dvds…) oooh yeah !

What are a few of your favourite films?

Seven Samurai , The Wild Geese , The Matrix , Alien quadrilogy ,Blade Runner , The Terminator , Conan The Barbarian .

What was the last film you saw?

Battlefield Earth . I liked it .

Is there anything worthwhile on TV?

Family guy & Farscape .

What kind of music do you listen to?

Hip hop / Gangsta Rap mainly . Also R & B and Neo Soul .

What are a few of your favourite musical artists?

Ice Cube , Snoop Dog , Busta ' and Tu pac… may he RIP .

What are a few of your favourite books?

Necromancer , Red Mars , Green Mars , Blue Mars , Queen of the Damned .

What celebrity would you be interested in meeting?

Christina Aguilera , ooh baby !

What's in your home computer rig?

Power Mac 7300 , quite boring !

What electronic 'gadget' do you wish you had?

A Tazer

What type of car do you drive?

Ford Falcon GLI EB , a big car for a big man !

What type of car do you wish you drove?

A Hummer , to keep up with that pimp daddy image that everyone has of me .

Coke or Pepsi?

Vodka on the rocks , eases the pain …!

Boxers or briefs?

Hmmm ..my boys need a secure home .

Thanks Tariq!