Marvel Comics' X-Men reboot in 2019 saw the mutants of the world coming together to live on Krakoa, a new mutant nation for them to call their own. Since that time, Krakoa has strived to integrate itself with the rest of the world, and has been recognized by world leaders as legitimate. This is in pretty stark contrast to the island nation of Themiscyra, the ancestral home of Wonder Woman and the Amazons in DC Comics. As opposed to the Krakoans, the Amazons are very much isolated from the rest of world, which has led to some issues in both the comics and the films.
Repurposing the sentient island of Krakoa into a sovereign nation state for mutants was the undertaking of Charles Xavier, along with the help of Moira Mactaggert and Magneto. Xavier was able to expand Krakoa's consciousness to greater levels, instigating the creation of flowers with various purposes and applications to serve as the nation's primary economic resources to trade with the rest of the world. Likewise, the growth of Krakoan teleportation gateways were also formed. Not only were these gateways created on the island itself, but also at major hubs across the world for mutants to utilize for quick and easy travel. In these ways and more, Krakoa has sought to merge with the rest of the world, earning its place among society.
However, this is in stark contrast to DC's Themiscyra (aka Paradise Island), the island nation of the Amazons and home of Wonder Woman. Largely due to their roots in the Greek mythology, the Amazons and their Queen Hippolyta have kept to themselves, hidden away and isolated from the rest of the world as in ancient myth. However this is with the exception of Wonder Woman, who serves as their primary emissary. While the island of warrior women has made attempts in the past to negotiate and interact with the world of man, it's rarely worked out and they simply revert back to being isolationists. While this isn't inherently bad in and of itself, it does lead to some consequences when the rest of the world is threatened.
For example, due to their self-imposed exclusion from the rest of the world, there have been times when the island of the Amazons has been caught off guard and been ill-prepared to face threats on their shores, as seen in the DCEU films. In the first Wonder Woman film from Warner Brothers, the Amazons had no knowledge of the first World War plaguing the rest of the world. As such, when the Germans invaded their island in search of Captain Steve Trevor, it led to the death of their general Antiope. Likewise, they also didn't know about the imminent arrival of Steppenwolf and his para-demons to Earth in 2017's Justice League, which led to his attack on Themiscyra and theft of the mother box under their protection.
Conversely, the latest global threat in Marvel Comics has been King in Black, which has seen Knull, the Symbiote God, invading the entire planet with his legions of symbiotes. The heroes of the world were aided by Krakoa's X-Men, who stood ready to join the fight. Due to their communication and connection with the rest of the world, Knull's attack wasn't a surprise for Krakoa like it might have been for Themiscyra had a similar invasion force occurred in the DC Universe. Again, while it's not inherently bad that the Amazon nation is separate from the rest of the world, there certainly are drawbacks. Whether it's on the page or on the screen, if comic book universes are generally on the trajectory of always upping the ante with new and more devastating threats as their narratives progress, Wonder Woman may want to help Themiscyra reexamine its position of isolation in the future.
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