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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): OCTOBER 15, 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 October 15, 1999, Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (the "Company") announced
preliminary results for its fiscal 2000 second quarter. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

      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 would prevent the Company
from achieving comparable financial results in the future or completing its
pending or future acquisitions.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBIT

     (A)  EXHIBITS

     The following exhibit is filed herewith:

      99.1  Press release of the Company dated October 15, 1999, with respect to
            the announcement of the Company's preliminary fiscal 2000 second
            quarter results.


                                    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:  October 15, 1999

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