EXHIBIT 99.2


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

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


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                 CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF
                   APPLE GRAPHICS OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA


     HOUSTON, TEXAS - September 2, 1999 - Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (NYSE:CGX)
announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Apple Graphics, a full
service, high-quality commercial printer operating in Los Angeles for the past
27 years. Kevin Polley, President, and Nancy Bremer, General Manager, will
continue to lead the company. Other terms were not disclosed.

     Joe R. Davis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated
Graphics, commented, "With the addition of Apple Graphics, we expand our
presence in Los Angeles, the nation's third largest print market, and continue
our strategy of acquiring profitable companies with strong management teams.
With the resources now available to Kevin Polley, Nancy Bremer and the team at
Apple Graphics, we will help them to accelerate their exceptional performance
going forward."

     Consolidated Graphics, Inc. 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 companies in 25 states nationwide
with annualized revenues in excess of $665 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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