EXHIBIT 21

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

|                                             |  | Jurisdiction of Incorporation
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|Ironwood Lithographers, Inc.                 |  | Arizona                      
|American Lithographers, Inc.                 |  | California                   
|Apple Graphics, Inc.                         |  | California                   
|Columbia Color, Inc.                         |  | California                   
|Consolidated Graphics California             |  | California                   
|Consolidated Paragraphics, Inc.              |  | California                   
|Direct Color, Inc.                           |  | California                   
|Eagle Press, Inc.                            |  | California                   
|Georges & Shapiro Lithograph, Inc.           |  | California                   
|Graphic Communications, Inc.                 |  | California                   
|Graphion, Inc.                               |  | California                   
|Precision Litho, Inc.                        |  | California                   
|Rush Press, Inc.                             |  | California                   
|Thousand Oaks Printing and Specialties, Inc. |  | California                   
|Woodridge Press, Inc.                        |  | California                   
|Fittje Bros. Printing Co.                    |  | Colorado                     
|Frederic Printing Company                    |  | Colorado                     
|Gritz-Ritter Graphics, Inc.                  |  | Colorado                     
|Tewell Warren Printing Company               |  | Colorado                     
|CGML General Partner, Inc.                   |  | Delaware                     
|Consolidated Graphics Development Company    |  | Delaware                     
|Consolidated Graphics Development LLC        |  | Delaware                     
|Consolidated Graphics Services, Inc.         |  | Delaware                     
|StorterChilds Printing Co., Inc.             |  | Florida                      
|Austin Printing Company, Inc.                |  | Georgia                      
|Consolidated Carqueville Printing Company    |  | Illinois                     
|Copy-Mor, Inc.                               |  | Illinois                     
|Multiple Images Printing, Inc.               |  | Illinois                     
|Lincoln Printing Corporation                 |  | Indiana                      
|Metropolitan Printing Services, Inc.         |  | Indiana                      
|Garner Printing Company                      |  | Iowa                         
|Gilliland Printing, Inc.                     |  | Kansas                       
|Mercury Web Printing, Inc.                   |  | Kansas                       
|Printing, Inc.                               |  | Kansas                       
|Serco Forms, LLC                             |  | Kansas                       
|Web Graphics, Inc.                           |  | Kansas                       
|Automated Graphic SystemsOhio, Inc.         |  | Maryland                     
|Automated Graphic Systems, Inc.              |  | Maryland                     
|Consolidated S & S Graphics, Inc.            |  | Maryland                     
|Graphic Technology of Maryland, Inc.         |  | Maryland                     
|H & N Printing & Graphics, Inc.              |  | Maryland                     
|Maryland Composition.com, Inc.               |  | Maryland                     
|Mount Vernon Printing Company                |  | Maryland                     
|Printing Corporation of America              |  | Maryland                     
|Westland Printers, Inc.                      |  | Maryland                     
|Pride Printers, Inc.                         |  | Massachusetts                
|The John C. Otto Company, Inc.               |  | Massachusetts                
|McKay Press, Inc.                            |  | Michigan                     
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|Superior Colour Graphics, Inc.              |  | Michigan        
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|The Etheridge Company                       |  | Michigan        
|Maxwell Graphic Arts, Inc.                  |  | New Jersey      
|Chas. P. Young Company, Inc.                |  | New York        
|Theo. Davis Sons, Incorporated              |  | North Carolina  
|Walnut Circle Press, Inc.                   |  | North Carolina  
|Byrum Lithographing Co.                     |  | Ohio            
|Tulsa Litho Company                         |  | Oklahoma        
|Bridgetown Printing Co.                     |  | Oregon          
|Digital Direct, Inc.                        |  | Pennsylvania    
|Geyer Printing Company, Inc.                |  | Pennsylvania    
|Piccari Press, Inc.                         |  | Pennsylvania    
|Tursack Incorporated                        |  | Pennsylvania    
|Keys Printing Company                       |  | South Carolina  
|Wentworth Corporation                       |  | South Carolina  
|Courier Printing Company                    |  | Tennessee       
|Mercury Printing Company, Inc.              |  | Tennessee       
|CGXmedia, Inc.                              |  | Texas           
|Chas. P. Young Company                      |  | Texas           
|Clear Visions, Inc.                         |  | Texas           
|Consolidated Eagle Press, Inc.              |  | Texas           
|Consolidated Graphics Management, Ltd.      |  | Texas           
|Consolidated Graphics Properties II, Inc.   |  | Texas           
|Consolidated Graphics Properties, Inc.      |  | Texas           
|Grover Printing Company                     |  | Texas           
|Gulf Printing Company                       |  | Texas           
|Heritage Graphics, Inc.                     |  | Texas           
|Superb Printing Company                     |  | Texas           
|The Graphics Group, Inc.                    |  | Texas           
|The Jarvis Press, Inc.                      |  | Texas           
|Tucker Printers, Inc.                       |  | Texas           
|Western Lithograph Company                  |  | Texas           
|Mobility, Inc.                              |  | Virginia        
|Emerald City Graphics, Inc.                 |  | Washington      
|Heath Printers, Inc.                        |  | Washington      
|Automated Graphic Imaging/Copy Center, Inc. |  | Washington D. C.
|Image Systems, Inc.                         |  | Wisconsin       
|The Printery, Inc.                          |  | Wisconsin       
|Wetzel Brothers, Inc.                       |  | Wisconsin       

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