Because of the limited interest in non-fantasy stories among the graphic novel demographic, the line produced only a handful of books over its decade-long history.

While almost all received critical acclaim, none reached high sales amongst the general graphic-novel and comic book reading populace.

Two of the imprint's books—A History of Violence and Road to Perdition—were adapted into successful films, and Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics (originally published through Kitchen Sink Press) is considered one of the authoritative bibles of the medium.

Below is a list of books published under the Paradox Press logo: In addition, several magazines entitled Weird collected reprint material from the above volumes.

Among the women to be profiled were risqué nightclub singer-comic Rusty Warren, B-movie goddess Tura Satana, presidential candidate Victoria Woodhull, 19th century sex star Lola Montes, legendary seductress Cleopatra, scandalous writer Anaïs Nin and kinky pin-up icon Bettie Page.