8-K

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT     

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): MAY 4, 1999

                           CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

         TEXAS                         0-24068               76-0190827
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION   (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)   (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)                                   IDENTIFICATION NO.)

                           5858 WESTHEIMER, SUITE 200
                              HOUSTON, TEXAS 77057
              (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES AND ZIP CODE)
       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (713) 787-0977
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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS     

     On May 4, 1999, Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (the "Company") announced the
completion of the acquisition of The Printery of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A copy of
the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.

     The attached press release may contain forward-looking information. Readers
are cautioned that such information involves risks and uncertainties, including
the possibility that events may occur which preclude completion of pending or
future acquisitions by the Company.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (A)  EXHIBIT

     The following exhibit is filed herewith:


     99     Press release of the Company dated May 4, 1999, related to the
            completion of the acquisition of The Printery of Milwaukee,
            Wisconsin.


                                    SIGNATURE

     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED HEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.



                                            CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS, INC.
                                                   (Registrant)


                                          By: /s/ G. Christopher Colville
                                                  G. Christopher Colville 
                                                  Executive Vice President-
                                                   Mergers & Acquisitions,
                                          Chief Financial and Accounting Officer

Date:  May 5, 1999


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EX-99

                                                                      EXHIBIT 99

                                   CONTACT:   Ronald E. Hale, Jr.
                                              Consolidated Graphics, Inc.
                                              Vice President & Treasurer
                                              (713) 787-0977

                                              Betsy Brod/Jonathan Schaffer
                                              Media:Merridith Ingram
                                              Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc.
                                              (212) 850-5600

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                 CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF
                      THE PRINTERY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN

     HOUSTON, TEXAS - May 4, 1999 - Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:CGX) today
announced that it has completed the acquisition of The Printery. A high-quality
commercial printer located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, The Printery will continue
to be led by Dick McMicken, President. Other terms of the transaction were not
disclosed.

     Joe R. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated
Graphics, said, "By providing a wide range of printing services and maintaining
a company-wide commitment to producing superior quality products, The Printery
has established a loyal client base both locally and nationally. This
philosophy, which is shared by all of our companies, should produce strong
future growth and continued strong operating results. We are pleased to have
Dick McMicken and his dedicated staff join Consolidated Graphics."

     Consolidated Graphics is the fastest growing printing company in the United
States. A consolidator in a highly fragmented industry, the Company adds value
to its acquisitions through managerial and operational expertise, financial
strength and economies of scale. Upon completion of pending acquisitions,
Consolidated Graphics will have 55 companies with annualized revenues in excess
of $605 million. For more information, visit the Company's website at
www.consolidatedgraphics.com.

     This press release contains forward-looking statements which involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors that could cause actual
results to materially differ from the results, performance or other expectations
implied by these forward-looking statements. Consolidated Graphics' expectations
regarding run-rate revenues assume, among other things, completion of pending
acquisitions, general economic conditions, continued demand for its product, the
availability of raw materials, retention of its key management and operating
personnel, as well as other factors detailed in Consolidated Graphics' filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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