SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    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): APRIL 2, 1998

                           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

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On April 2, 1998, Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (the
"Company") announced the signing of a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire
Pride Printers, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts. 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)  EXHIBITS

     The following exhibit is filed herewith:


      99  Press release of Consolidated Graphics, Inc. dated April 2, 1998,
          related to the announcement of the signing of a nonbinding letter of
          intent to acquire Pride Printers, Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts.

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                                    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,
                                    Chief Financial and Accounting Officer
Date: April 3, 1998
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