 The Czech art historian Jiří Šetlik in a review of Brdečka's film "Revange" (Pomsta, 1968) praised Štěpánek's art direction as well as the story, camerawork and editing.With cartoonist Václav Bedřich, Štěpánek created an adaptation of the feature parodies made by director Oldřich Lipský.These included three films about the fate of Kamenáč Bill and the series "Deadly Scent" (Smrticí vůně) by Bedřich.